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Iggy Pop: A Punk Rocker Devoted To Imperfection
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Iggy Pop: A Punk Rocker Devoted To Imperfection

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Over the course of 40 years, Iggy Pop has changed from a noisy brat with seemingly no chance at stardom to a widely respected founder of punk. A new box set, Roadkill Rising, collects many of his unreleased concert bootlegs.

Iggy Pop: A Punk Rocker Devoted To Imperfection

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All Tomorrow's Parties 2010 In Photos

Iggy and the Stooges performed Raw Power at ATP 2010. Gisel Florez for NPR hide caption

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All Tomorrow's Parties 2010 In Photos

Experience the unique concert-going experience that is ATP 2010 in photos featuring Iggy Pop, Sunn O))) and Boris, Raekwon, Sonic Youth and more.

Hear Bob Boilen's ATP 2010 Recap, Plus A Live Stooges Recording

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First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More

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First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More

On this edition of All Songs Considered, we've got select highlights from the First Listen Series, plus a look back at the recent All Tomorrow's Parties music festival.

First Listen Bonanza: Superchunk, Robert Plant, More

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Iggy Pop: The Voice As Weapon
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50 Great Voices

Iggy Pop: The Voice As Weapon

His isn't the first name you'd expect to see on a list of great voices. But when you think of voice in the broadest sense of the word — a person communicating an idea with an audience — then Iggy Pop more than holds his own. He's proved that a voice doesn't have to charm or seduce someone; it can provoke. A vocal can be dangerous.

Iggy Pop: The Voice As Weapon

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Lust For The Lush Life: Iggy Pop Sings Standards

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The Godfather of Punk has released a new album called Preliminaires, featuring standards like "Autumn Leaves" and "How Insensitive," as well as an original song inspired by Louis Armstrong.

Lust For The Lush Life: Iggy Pop Sings Standards

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Paul McCartney, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Iggy Pop

New music from Paul McCartney; A revival for folk artist Vashti Bunyan; New Brit pop from Supergrass; The howl of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; A lovely night with singer Richard Swift and more.

Paul McCartney, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Iggy Pop

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Iggy Pop, Original Punk

Fresh Air

The work of the artist formerly known as James Jewell Osterburg Jr. is collected in a new CD, A Million in Prizes: The Iggy Pop Anthology. Iggy Pop's career began in the late 1960s as frontman for The Stooges. A solo career produced more pioneering music even as Pop overcame a heroin addiction.

Iggy Pop, Original Punk

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